Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
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Nurses union doubts UMass Memorial Health's reason for closing maternity unit
The Massachusetts Nurses Association is questioning UMass Memorial Health's stated reasons for closing a maternity ward in Leominster, Mass. -
Racism widespread in nursing: 6 new survey findings
Racism and discrimination — from both patients and colleagues — are widespread in the nursing industry, but few nurses report such incidents, new survey findings from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation revealed. -
Washington hospitals face no fines from 185 staffing complaints
Washington state recently passed a bill focused on ensuring hospital staffing standards, but nurses and unions say an issue remains unsolved: the backlog of staffing complaints, according to a May 29 report from The Columbian and Crosscut. -
Man dies after falling from California hospital window: Police
A man in police custody died May 25 after falling approximately 20 feet from a window at a California hospital, the San Jose Police Department said May 26. -
ECU Health creates local travel nurse staffing program
ECU Health in Greenville, N.C., has developed its own internal travel nurse staffing agency, according to a May 30 news release. -
COVID hospitalizations reach all-time low in US + 4 other updates
It took three years, two months and 19 days since the declaration of the pandemic, but COVID-19 hospitalizations have hit a record low in the U.S., CDC data shows. -
MDs vs. DOs: A new study's findings on patient outcomes
New research from researchers found hospitalized patients treated by allopathic and osteopathic physicians had similar outcomes and healthcare costs. -
'You can't be what you don't see': How DNPs of Color is amplifying diverse voices in nursing leadership
When Danielle McCamey, DNP, CRNP, founded DNPs of Color in 2020, she wanted to create an organization that could move the needle in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion in healthcare — not just offer more lip service to reiterate the challenges affecting patients in marginalized communities. -
US, Mexico ask WHO to issue emergency over fungal meningitis outbreak: 5 notes
The U.S. and Mexico have asked the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency of international concern over a fungal meningitis outbreak linked to two surgery clinics in a Mexico border city, a CDC official told CBS News on May 26. -
Texas aims to close 'Dr. Death' loophole
Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would strengthen the state medical board's authority to regulate and discipline physicians who may pose a threat to patients. -
Why HMPV should be on health experts' radar: 7 notes about the virus
Cases of human metapneumovirus sharply rose this spring, according to CDC data. Symptoms closely mimic other respiratory viruses like respiratory syncytial virus and the flu, but patients are not typically tested for its presence unless admitted to the ER. -
Ohio rural hospital removes BSN requirement for new nurses
Wooster (Ohio) Community Hospital removed the Bachelor of Science in Nursing requirement for new hires, The Daily Record reported May 28. -
11 hospitals seeking chief nursing officers
Below are 11 hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have posted job listings seeking chief nursing officers in the past two weeks. -
AI could end the war on antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Cambridge, Mass.-based MIT and Ontario, Canada-based McMaster University researchers have found a new antibiotic treatment that can kill a common bacteria in hospital infections thanks to machine learning. -
California hospital probes hepatitis C, HIV exposure from pain clinic
Coalinga (Calif.) State Hospital recently informed patients of possible exposure to hepatitis C and HIV through the hospital's pain clinic, radio station KVPR reported May 25. -
Why brain eating amoeba infections are climbing in northern states
Increasing temperatures are creating the perfect environment for the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri to thrive in. Northern U.S. states including Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota have seen infections from the bacteria climb, causing public health officials to warn clinicians to be prepared. -
How Mercy uses EHRs to improve diabetes patient outcomes
St. Louis-based Mercy is using an algorithm to search electronic health records and identify patients with high blood sugars levels and help them navigate a path to improved health. -
Expanding Access to Optimal Cancer Care, the City of Hope Way
Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the U.S. with more than 1.9 million new cancer diagnoses and 600,000 deaths expected this year. -
Texas Children's to end transgender care
Texas Children's Hospital will stop offering hormone therapy and other transgender care, according to the Houston Chronicle and ABC affiliate KTRK. -
Mass General Brigham gets $5.8M to train nurse educators
Boston-based Mass General Brigham received more than $5.8 million from the Labor Department to expand its nurse educator program.
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